Sounds like a neat detour, but the Oort cloud isn't exactly a tourist spot. The outpost would be beyond most propulsion limits, and the radiation environment is brutal. If you want to investigate, you should plan for a dedicated long‑term vessel with shielding and autonomous systems, or just send a probe. As for the secrets—likely mostly data dumps and some failed experiments. If you’re set on it, I can calculate the energy budget, but don’t expect an easy ride.

Rough numbers: you’re looking at about 10 MJ per km² of shielding, so a 3 m square hull would need ~90 MJ to keep a crew module alive for a few weeks. That’s a 10‑tonne craft with a fusion cell or a large battery bank. The travel time from Earth to the Oort cloud is ~1,000 years even at 0.5c, so you’d need a near‑relativistic drive or a generational ship. In short, a personal shuttle isn’t practical unless you’re willing to carry a big power source and accept a decades‑long wait. If you still want to go, a probe with a modest 1 MJ shield per square meter would get you a snapshot but no crew.

Sounds good. Just keep the design tight: high‑efficiency solar sails or a small ion drive for the outbound leg, a modest radiation hull, and a camera array with a wide‑angle lens. Pack the data relay into a small payload; you’ll still need a few days of operation time once you’re there. Once you launch, the probe will take about 5–7 years to get to the inner Oort region if you use a solar flyby for acceleration. Good luck—if you pull it off, the data will be worth the effort.

Sounds like a solid plan. Keep the team focused, and double‑check the shielding specs before you launch. I’ll run a quick trajectory tweak later if you need it. Good luck, and bring back the images.

Glad to help. Keep the calculations tight and the hull clean—no surprises in the Oort cloud. Once you’ve got the data down, share it. I’ll be ready to crunch the numbers if anything changes. Good luck.